Southampton vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Southampton 2-3 Leciester: The Saints threw away a two-goal lead as Jordan Ayew scored a 98th minute winner for the visitors
Leicester’s Jordan Ayew scored in the 98th minute as Leicester staged a second-half comeback to earn a 3-2 win at Southampton in the Premier League, with the 10-man hosts setting a club record of 21 matches without victory in the English top-flight.
Southampton, whose last Premier League win came before their relegation in the 2022-23 season, opened the scoring early on when Ryan Manning squared for Cameron Archer to finish a sweeping counter-attack, before midfielder Joe Aribo added to their tally with a side-footed effort.
Leicester pulled one back in the 64th minute after Facundo Buonanotte turned in a cross after a driving run from substitute Abdul Fatawu. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy won a penalty ten minutes later after a VAR review found he was held back by Ryan Fraser.
Fraser was sent off and Vardy stepped up, blasting his effort past Aaron Ramsdale, before Ayew sent a low shot through a sea of bodies to snatch a late victory and break the hearts of home fans at St Mary’s Stadium.
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Ndidi gets his cross all wrong, with Ramsdale able to come out and grab the cross from the Nigerian midfielder.
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Skipp is taken down by Aribo in the middle of the park, with the referee awarding a free-kick to Leicester.
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Faes has gone down after appearing to have gotten a knock to the head from a challenge with Manning. The Belgian gets up after a few moments and play is continued.
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Vardy is played in by Buonoanotte, who does well to shrug off his marker. Vardy's attempt, however, is deflected out for a corner.
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Leicester are enjoying a good spell of possession in the midfield, but have yet to test Ramsdale so far. Southampton have set up well, ensuring to keep the ball in front of them.
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Justin gets his head on Buonanotte's free-kick, but fails to direct it on target. It is better from Leicester since going behind, but they will need to get some shots on target.
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Downes takes down Kristiansen, giving Leceicester a chance via another free-kick.
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Faes ges his foot on the free-kick, but cannot direct it on target. The ball goes over the bar, with Southampton awarded a goal-kick.
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